1983 General Election - Croydon Central
| Year | 1983 | 
| General election | 1983 General Election | 
| Constituency | Croydon Central | 
| Turnout | 68.6% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Moore, John | Conservative | 20,866 | 
| MacKinlay, Andrew | Labour | 9,045 | 
| Burgess, T | Social Democratic | 8,864 |